Pipe cutoff machine



Jan. 11, 1949. R. 1.. HIBBQARD' 4 2,459,075

PIPE CUTOFF MACHINE Filed April 5. 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 r m'w g uN @MEY 7520: l/Mo ROBERT L. HIBBARD D EC EA 5 E o INVEN TOR. C. H/aamq E H/azmo 1% I 4 HMUUMW, 505607056 Jan. 11, 1949. R. L. HIBBARD 9,

v PIPE CUTOFF MACHINE Filed April ,3, i945 4 Sheets-Sheet 4- Vi v J54 ROBERTLHIBBARD DECEASED INVENTOR. dCfH gg-mno, fZL-Hzaamolv BY H. M. Ju/vm/v, EXECUTORS VII/I M Patented Jan. 11, 1%49 UNITED PATENT I %,-459,075 f P'i'PE' 'C'ilTOFF MACHI'NE Robert L: Hihbardjde'ceascd, late of Bllev'ue,-'Pa., by Stewart C.-'-Hihbard, Ross Township; Alle- "ghenyficunty and Robcrt L. Hibbard; .Yr.,---and iiays lt L -Jnnking hoth of Bellevue. Bat, executors,ass'ignors f one-half to William K.'

\ Stamets, Mars, Pa.

Applicatioii A'pri l 3, 1945, Serial No. 586,401

B Claims.

This invention relates generally 'to -machines for machining or cuttingoff scrap ends or-rneas ured sections of pipes, rods,bars:and" the -like, and more particularly to the' structure f or rotatin'g; feeding and retracting the cutting tools.

-The' principal'object is the" provision of an automatic machine t'ool 'having :machining 'or cut off tools with a; variable stroke for cutting workpieces of different diameters or shaping a-work'piece' by cuts of different depths.

- Another object is the'provision of a rotary sleeve supporting a tool head-andhaving astetionaryguidesleeVe for supporting the severed sections or pipe.

Another object isthe provision of enclosed and sealed tool holders which are not "subjectto damage and wear due to cuttings-cutting lubri cant and foreign material.

=Another object is the'pr'ovision" of a drive to idle, feed," or rapid traverse tools'oi the cutting head from the same driving source for" rotating the cutting head.

Another object is the' 'provision -of a variable speed motor to produce a constant peripheral speed for work pieces of difierent diameters in a cut off machine.

Another object is the provision of varyingtlie length of the cuttingltool stroke and-its radial position relative'to the-axis of the' work.

Another object is the provision "of means "for automatically feeding, retracting, and stopping the cutting to'ols irr performing a-complete operatioh on the 'WOIk piecein this-machine tool. -'-"Anothcr object is the provision of a'stati'onary hollowiguide sleeve in a'machi'ne tool arranged to 'f'eecl lubricant to the toolsoi arotary cutting head.

- A'no'ther object is the provision ofan improved feed "drive shaft arrangement" in an automatic machine tool.

Another object is the provision of means for setting the length and position of the strokeof the cutting tools-in the rotary headof a machine tool.

' Another objectisthe provision of means -for automatically starting and stopping the' feed of the cutting tools in a machine tool.

Other objects and advantages of this invention" appear from"tl'ie' drawings of the machine and in the following 'descriptionand" claims.

. A practical embodiment illustrating-the principles of this invention-iss'hown inthe acc0mpanying drawings wherein:

"Fig. 1- is a; view in elevation of the front 'ofthe machine'tool. 4

Fig. 2 is a view in e1evationvof"the--'rig ht"--end of the machinetool.

Fig. 3 isan enlarged View ins'e0ti0n 0f-- the left endof the machine tool.

Fig. '4 is an enlarged view-insectiorr-of the spindle, drive; feed and limit control shafts of the machine tool taken on the-1ine--4- --4*of-'Fig.= 3.

Fig. 5' is a detailed sectional-view of 'the friction band on the holder.

" Figa 6 is a viewin section -sh0wing--theclutch actuating mechanism. h

Fig. 7 is a view in section-taken-"alongthe-line Referring to Figs. L ta-3 0i thedrawingsthe cut off-machine bed!!! is a large hollow casting that rests 1 in the lubricant drip pan l Land- --extends upwardly- 0n -the -lleft to"-form--the-head stock housing 12 arrangedto -supportand enclose the rotary drive and "teed ofathe machine tool. The right or tail stock :portionyl 3 of the bed l 0- is.- provided with ways--for=- slidably -supporting the carriage i4, The intermediate portion of the bed -W=is-recessed at 15 to;- provide clearance for the 'rotary cutting head-16 carried by the head stockhousi-ng- [Zand the stock chuck I'lsupportedby the carriage- M which clamps the pipe or workpiece- Ill-while it is being worked on by the rotary-tool headlfi. I'hecarriage l4-has the usual rack and pinion; the latter beingfixed to the shaft ot the handwheel '20 for manually moving the carriage l 4 back and man along the ways of the bed.- The carriagemovement is poweredthrough the rotary screw shaft 2 I which is threadahly received in a nut mounted on 'the underside of the carriage andis not shown. The shaft 21- is operated by the variable. speed reversing motor 22 through the speed reducer 23. The circuit of the carriage*motor 'is'interlocked with the machine tool. -Switchactuating stops areadiustably mounted on te ways and arranged to be engagedby the carriageion stopping-the motor 22 when the carriagehas reached a predetermined retracted oradyanced position.

= The chuck l1 illustrated; is" a Y standard-- type chuck operated-by the aircylinder it shown in Fig. 2 and is provided with a plurality of gripping jaws/-25 which close uponthe work piece lt-when the piston 26 :inthe --pneumatic cylinder ikrotates the lever- 21. t

--The work piecestocksuch-as the-.pipefiil is supported by stands positioned to the right of the machine andthe end of the pipe that is-in the machine issupportedsby the roller 'Ziimountedon the carriage M w-hen not clamped-by the chuck. When the pipe isfree it and not clamped by the chuck, the carriage can be retracted by the motor 22, or handwheel 29 if the drive of the former is disengaged, until the proper length of the pipe is extends beyond the chuck ii. The cylinder 24 is then energized to clampthe pipe and the motor 22 is reversed,.causing the carriage to move the pipe into the correct position within the rotary cutting head I 6 by deenergizing the motor 22 at the proper time through the stop switches.

The head stock housing I2 is rectangular in shape as shown in Fig. 3 and is provided with transverse walls and 3|. as shownin Fig. 4, which have machined openings for receiving the bearings that support the shafts of the driving and feeding mechanism ofthe rotary to'ol head. There are three principal shaft structures in the driving and feeding mechanism of this machine tool; the drive shaft 32, the feed shaft assembly 33, and the limit control shaft assembly 34. The sectional view of Fig. 4 is taken through the axis of the drive shaft 32 to the axis of the spindle 35, back to the axis of the feed shaft assembly 33 and through the axis of the limit control shaft assembly 34. As shown in Fig. 3 these four axes are not in a common plane but the showing of Fig. 4 simplifies the discussion ofthe structure.

The spindle 35 is'rotatably supported by the spaced frictionless bearings-36 carried by the walls 30 and 3| and are sealed at the outside by the oil seals 31. The right end of the spindle is enlarged as shownat 38, extending beyond the housing I 2 to receive the rotary head l6 which is secured thereto. Intermediate of its ends the spindle 35 has the gear 40 fastened thereto that meshes with the pinion 4i on the drive shaft 32 which is rotatably supported on the spaced bearings 42 carried by the walls 35 and 31. a The left end of the drive shaft 32 extends beyond the wall 30 to receive the limit control drive sprocket 43, the main drive sprocket 44, and the feed drive gear in the order named. The main drive sprocket 44 is connected by the chain 45 to the variable speed main drive motor 4'! shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Thus themotor 47 rotates the spindle 35 and the rotary. tool head 15 through the drive shaft 32. A suitable rheostat. not shown, is provided to vary the speed of rotation of the spindle and drive shaft.

A second gear 50 is provided on the spindle 35 adjacent the gear 45 and meshes with the gear 5| that idles on the bearing 52 on the feed shaft section 55. The bearing 52 and the gear 5! are held in place by the collars 53 attached to the shaft section 55. The left side of the gear 5! is provided with'an axially extending cylindrical flange having an annular series of projections to provide a detent clutch face 54.

The feed shaft assembly 33 is made up in two sections, the long section 55 and the short section 56. The section 55 is short having large and small diameters journaled in the sleeve bearings 57 and 58 mounted in the wall 30. The inner end of the short section 56 is provided with a detent clutch face 59 opposed to the clutch face 54. r I I The long feed shaft section 55 of the feed shaft assembly 33 is journaled at its left end in the sleeve bearing 60 carried in. the bore of the large diameter end of the shortshaft section 55 and the right end of the shaft section 55 is journaled in the sleeve bearing 6] mounted in the wall 3| of the housing l2 and extends therebeyond.

The outer end of the short shaft section 55 has the gear 62' pinned thereto which meshes with the idler gear 63 journaled on the stub shaft 64 carried on the outer end of the movable arm 65 that pivots on the stud 66 secured to the housing 2. The idler gear 63 also meshes with the gear 45.- Thus the motor rotates the drive shaft 32 and the gear 45 to drive the feed shaft section 56 through the constantly meshed gears 45, 52 and 63 which are enclosed by a cover plate.

The idler gear 63 rotates the short feed shaft section 56 in the same direction as that of the drive shaft 32 and it also permits changing of one or both of the gears 45 and 62 to change the relative speeds of the shafts 32 and 33 without making any other changes in the drive to produce a difierent rate of feed of the cutting tools for the same speed of rotation of the head [6.

The long section 55 of the feed shaft assembly 33 is held in place by the collar 6'! which abuts against a washer seated on the end of the housing of the sleeve bearing Glcarried by the wall ill. The other end of the shaft is arranged with one or more keys 68 which slidably lock the clutch member 70 to the shaft. The clutch member i5 has mating detent clutch faces on each end thereof to engage either clutch face 54 or 59 and its deenergized position is out of engagement or neutral, as shown in Fig. 4.

If the clutch member 10 is moved to the left into engagement with the. clutch face 59 the feed shaft section 55 is driven at a slower speed and in the same direction as the drive shaft 32 by the short shaft section 56. The gear 52 has one less tooth than it would normally have to cause the feed shaft assembly 55 to rotate at a definite speed relative to the drive shaft 32. Thus having one less tooth the gear 52 drives the feed shaft assembly 55 at a selected speed which is just a little faster than said definite speed. This differential speed produces the desired amount of tool feed per revolution of the cutting head l6. However the gears 45 or 62 may be changed to vary this differential in the speed of the drive shaft and the feed shaft assembly.

By moving the clutch member 10 to the right to engage the detent clutch face 54 the shaft section 55 of the feed shaft assembly 33 is rotated from the drive shaft 32 and the gears 4| to 40 and 56 to 5| in sequence. The shaft section 55 thus rotates in the same direction as before but at a much slower speed.

Outside of the wall 3i the right end of the feed shaft 55 is provided with the spur gear H which meshes with the ring gear 72 secured to the hub of the beveled ring gear 13 which is journaled on the enlarged end 38 of the spindle 35. The ring gear 12 and the beveled ring gear 13 rotate as a unit and may be driven by the feed shaft assembly 33 at different speeds relative to the speed of rotation of the spindle 35 and the tool head 15.

The tool head IE is provided with a plurality of radially disposed tools 14, four of which are indicated and each is adjustably set and held in place by a Wedge block fastened with screws in the plug '15 that is received in the keyed socket 76 of the tool holder H. The plug is held in the socket by a set screw, not shown. The plugs 15 are removed from their sockets when the tools are to be changed or shapened, after which they are gauged and then inserted in the sockets 15 which receive and maintain the plugs 15 in the same relative position in the head. Thus by gauging the tools relative to the plugs 15 the tools are pre-set before they are inserted in the the tid1 had.- 0136" oi more 'slots are-cue l'iig'i ttidmally the-threaded fifiztiofi fl 'Of the too1 Holderfl to reeive' the keys 82- Wh'ich are se- Gui e d 'th the 17001 hehd l fi by the sei wfi 83 'l hus' the liys' fil pfevent the teol' helders 1 1 no re tatihg' m theiematihg eamal hares ct -me thol headlt. r 1 a W -At e'a'eh 'tool head po" tionai' windhw' flfl is formed in the tool had f'fi to' reeive the beveled pinions se; the bbres' of ivhioh are: threaded to mate with: th'e t'ht eads bh the se'etions w of the tool holders 11. 'I hus" --the internally threaci-ed beveledpinions sli a'ct asmuts ahd when rotated will moveea'cht the tool holders 1'!- radi al-ly in or out Si-YICEih w-ihdowwfilk-and 'th'e thrust-bearingz prevent t'he bEVGlGdi' PiI-ITOIIS hem moving axially T ineither direction.

"Each of the-"hevelefi @in i'onsw meshes with the beveled ringi gear 13 a and the formerwi11=- rotate te-- move the tool holders radially if thereis a relative'speed between the rotation "of; the-:bev eled ring gear 'lit and the teol' 'head l6- even thoughthey: are-trewelii' ig in the same direc tion. Thus adifierentia1 =in-speed betweenthe tool he adend-thebeveled ring gear --wi11 feed or retract the -too1s-and a synchronous speed between these memh ers will--maintainthe 'toolsat a constant r-ad-ia1:-position. a I

Thisshaft and. gearstructure thus provide "a drive forfeeding or retracting the tools'by differential i speeds and may be -fur-ther illustrated by the assumption of-1=atiosof-the=gears-together with the assumption of a:spindleor took-head speed. When" facing the'machine tool Figs 1 the tool head -IG- Wi-II- rotate; toward-the operator counterclockwise inf-Fig.2 and .-clockwise-in Fig; 3; 7 Assuming the spindle and tooi'he ad speed to be" 100 Rf P. M. andthe. gear lfiazid pinion 41 having '70' 'af1d- 14 tth' fsp'ctiiiely'th' Speed of the drive'shaftfifw'oiilcfbe500 RYPTM. and rotate"counterclockwise in' Figp' 3. Wheri the feed shaftas'sehibly fly is driven" by the'f's'fiindle with elut hflu'moved to the right; and the gears 5n and5'l *havi'ng"68 ahfl'"33"teeth"respec-' tivei-yj' the ie'ed' fs a'rt section 55 wi1rwotete 1;; a douh'tei'ow'okwise directiofiin Fig; 3 at a speedof 203 R. PllVIFWheh the"- feed shaft assembly' fl is rotated by the 'l five' eh'aft 'and theclutch-1U is'fiioved 'to th6 i-eft' t7ith the g-ears' '45 mid 62, having 75' and 1 23 'teeth* respectively; the "feed shaft willi'otate in a counterclockwise direction in Figy-fi at a tspeed' 0f305'--R.-' P. Mm Thus in either po'sition of the 'ciutch 'lfl the feed shaft r0- tates inthe' same dire' etifn-i but thespeed'to fe'ed is-305" R; P. M; while the speed toretract is 203 R.

The spur- 'gearfl l is assumed-to have-'25 teeth and the ring gearllflfi teeth. The ring ;g-ear-=12 will then rotate at 10L.-5-R. P; M.'t0 feed the tools radially: into --thework when the olutoh (his shifted to the 51m and thefring gear -12 will rotate-'67.? R.P -M.- \%lhen the clutch member 10- is shifted to the fight to retract the tools; Thus when t'e eoin'g jthetoois :i'rite 'the :Work the fffi'g'"geai* moves" slightli' fastef"than the tool in each mese' they are rotating iiithe same direction. s r

In"followih this tioh -to thetbls themselves it will be noted that during the feeding oij'eration the"rin 'geaf m'oves ster; -Let it be essumeof'that the 22.5 timesa's fast--21 the fed. Thds the hb secured thereto and is'driven bythe chain 48 by the sprocket 43 on the drive shaft 32. A take-up idler sprocket 49 is provided to permit the chain 48 to clear the feed shaft assembly 33. The sprocket, 43 has 21 teeth; and thesprocket I03 has 42 teeth. I W I .,If thedrive through the sprockets '95 and 3? to the threadedshaft ,90', from the feed shaft assembly 33 operating at 300 It. P. M. is the same speed as the drive 9L through the sprockets 43 and I03 from the drivegshaftsg the nut 92 will rotate but will not move-longitudinally of the threaded shaft 90as both of these drives would be in synchronism. This-condition occurs when the clutch member 'III isin its neutral position and the control shaft mechanis rn. 3 4 travels at 250 R. P. M. The sleeve shaft 98 and nut 92 operate at thisspeed continuously when the drive shaft rotates at 500 B. P. M.. and the shaft 90 is operated at 250 R. by'the sprockets 95 and 91. o a

If tlie feed shaft assembly 33 is traveling at 305 R. P. M., the speedof the screw shaft 90 would be 254 R. P. M. and the differential between the speed of the nut 92 and the shaft 90 is 4 R. P. M., the latter traveling faster which causes the nut 92 to move to the left as the thread on the screw shaft 90 is a left hand thread. Movement of the nut 92 to the left is then a feeding movement. I

Whenthe feed shaft assembly 33 is traveling at a speed of 203 R..P. M. the speed of screw shaft 90 is 169 R. P. making a speed differential of 51 R. P. M between the nut 92 and the screw 90, the former traveling at the faster rate. Under these circumstances, the nut 92 moves to the right at the rate of fifty-one times the pitch of the screw thread per minute. This period represents the rapid retractionof the tools.

The nut 92 has a radial cylindrical flange I04 arranged to engage theleft and right trip fingers I05 and I06 respectively which are arranged to be adjustably fastened on the control rod I0I journaled in the spaced bearing I08 mounted in the housing I2 of the machine. These trip fingers extend through a slot in the front face of the housing I2 and are provided with set screws IIO to adjustably secure them to the rod IIII at any desired position. The rod I0I is pivotally connected to :the lever III which actuates the switch II 2. When the rod I0! is moved to the left by the engagement of the trip flinger I05 by the flange I04 of the nut 92 the arm II'I rotates counterclockwise and causes the switchv I I 2 to reverse the electric circuit controlling the clutch member I0 causing the latter to disengage the tool feedclutch face 59 and engage the tool rapid retract clutch face 54 which changes the'speed of the feed shaftassembly 33 causing the tools to retract, andv moves the nut 92 to the right at a rapid rate. I When the flange I 04 of the nut 92 engages the trip finger I06 to move the rod IIIIto the right and oscillate the arm II I clockwise the switch II2 deenergizes the clutch member I0 causing it to -move to the neutral position. At this time the tools have been retracted to, the desired position. The operator may manually actuate the switch H2 to perform these functions without stopping the machinev in case one of the tools is broken or other trouble is observed.

The collars H3 and '41 are pinned to the rod I01 adjacent each end thereof between the bearings I08 These collars will cause the machine to automatically function to change the feed to retract the tools and stop the movemerit of the beveled pinions 85 on the toolhead before they reach either limit of their run on the threaded shanks of the tool holders I1 in case the set'screws III] of the trip fingers become loosened. The safety function of the collars H3 and H4 thus prevent the drive from jamming at the limits of the tool holder strokes which would result in the stripping of some of the gears in this drive. This safety measure is an important feature of this invention.

Again the the spur gear 62 is secured to the shaft section 56 of the feed shaft assembly 33 by the bronze shear pin I I5 which passes through a hole in the shaft 55 and lies in diametrical slots in the hub of the spur gear 62. If for any reason a tool breaks and the load becomes excessive this pin will shear off, causing the shaft 33 to be idly driven by the ring gear 12. This is another safety feature to protect the gears against stripping due to excessive loads.

' As shown in Fig. 4 the spindle 35 is provided with a pair of inner concentric stationary guide sleeves H6 and II"! each provided with spaced radial flanges at the left end which engage at their perimeter as shown at H8 and are secured to the wall 30 by the bolts I20. The sleeve H6 is spaced from the rotary spindle 35. These stationary sleeves are also spaced from each other by the flange connection H8 at the left end and by the circularly spaced lugs I 2I at the right end, thereby providing an enclosed passage therebetween and to which is fed a cutting lubricant through the pipe I22 at the left end of the guide sleeves. The lubricant is fed under pressure from the pump I23 powered by the motor I24 shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This lubricant travels through the space between the stationary sleeves I16 and II! and is directed by the angularly disposed cylindrical mouth I25, formed by the lugs I2I, onto the work where the latter is engaged by the tools I4. These guide sleeves also support the severed work pieces if the latter are completely out off from the stock.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7 which illustrate the actuating mechanism of the clutch member I0, the latter is provided with an annular groove or recess I26 arranged to receive the yoke member I2! secured to the shift bar I28 that is slidably mounted in the bearings I30 in the walls 30 and 3I below and between the feed shaft assembly 33 and the drive shaft 32. The shift bar I28 is provided with a rack I3I on the under side thereof which meshes with the pinion I32 secured to the rocker shaft I33 journaled in the post I34 and the back wall of the housing I2. The rocker shaft I33 extends through the back wall I2 and has the rocker I35 with oppositely extending arms I36 and I31 formed integral therewith. When the clutch member 10 is in its neutral position the arms of the rocker are horizontal as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Each arm is provided with a transverse pivot pin I38 which extends through the slots I39 in the lower ends of the actuating rods I40 and MI.

The upper ends of the rods I40 and MI are pivotally connected to the armature of the electromagnetic solenoids I42 and I43.

When the solenoid M3 is energized the rod I II' lifts the arm I37 and rotates the rocker I35 counterclockwise in Fig. 6 to shift the bar I28 by means of the rack and pinion I3I and I32. The bar I28 moves the yoke I 2! to the left in Fig. 6 and engages the clutch member I0 with the detent clutch face 59to drive the feed shaft April 3, 1945. I

assembly iessfronnthezie riv vshaitvfli andlefeed thcnllOolsgrll inwardly;

Energization of theisolenoid: M2; rotatesethe ocker! 3.55.. cleckwisetand other @loaral 2a g and the oked21:moveetheclutchmemhen Hi :to the right and in o-engagement with the detent :clutch face 54 to rapidly retractthe tools 14;

Whemboth: solenoids. [42 :and tar-are 'deeners zed there armaturcs ,drop. and the. tpinsi I 38 :of the rocker.armsiengagezthe. tops. of. the slots. J39 asa-shown-tinliigua 6. In; this. positionvthe rocker I 3531s held :in, a horizontal position andthe-yoke 52:1 zmaintains, therclutch member In in the neutral; position. Solenoid-M2: is' deenergized:'-bytion: The finger HIE-is set so that thetools 14 clear the pipe! 8 and the finger W5 is set-so-that- -it will beengagedby the nut 92 when-the tools 14 complete their-cut; This single adjustment of the trip fingers I 05 and 106 determ'ines 'both' the length and position -of-the cutting stroke required to complete themachining;operation. If the pipe is large indiameter and not very thick the trip fingers'aresetrelativelyclose together and adjacent the rightend-ofthe fin creslot. If the work piece is a small rod the trip fingers are set relatively close-together =and -adjacent the left end of the finger slot. If the worke-piece-is a large diameter bar -.then the-trip fingers-mare spaced apart with the trip finger I05 to the extreme left and the trip finger I06 positioned so the toolsclear the work when i-tis-engaged; Thusby preeseiltiling the tools 1 d inthe plugs 15 the machinecan be quickly i adjusted -bymoving the trip fin ers to their. properpositionto accommodate 1 the, ,work piece to -be machined or cut off,";- This feature ,is an-important-obiect of this invention.

th t t in'fineers,intend-m6 set, the work pieceinposition, and theitoolehead l6 revolving, thesolenoid I43 is energized ,to throw the, clutch member into engagementwith the feed'drive. This starts the machine to function and the machining operation is then automatically completed and the table retracted before the chuck I! or the carriage 14 can be moved as the circuit of the carriage motor 22 is interlocked with the drive to prevent the former from operating until the tools are completely retracted. This is also an important object of this invention.

The speed of the main drive motor 41 must be changed to produce the proper peripheral speed of the tool head so that the cutting tools properly perform their work regardless of the diameter of the work piece.

The operation of this machine may be initiated by a push button or by a trip effective when the carriage presents the chucked work stock in the machining position at the rotary tool head. Once initiated the machine automatically feeds the tools completing the cutting stroke, retracts the tools and at the end of the machining cycle retracts the chuck permitting the work to be reset for the next machining cycle, The feeding of the work to the tool head may be accomplished as disclosed in application Serial No. 586,402 filed ltziscla medr q V 1. In a machine tool the combination of-arotaryitool; head hav is nnular series of sp e hreaded: ool; holders.ae ehrarrangedto carrya tool, an: internalla threaded pin on en a n th t readed p rtion-of:itsr s ee iv t ol h m r nd arranged when r atedtQ-feed or retract t t o s in unisonlto simultan ousl m hine a wor pie e,

a rotaryi drive' shaft; drive gear ,means :between theidrive shaft antic-the;:tool head to rotate the latter, tool ge meansjournaled axially of the tool-headandarranged to meshzwith, :said 'pinions to move the. tools; relative .to the work piece when I rotated-,atea. speed idifferent; than the speed of the ,tool head, andgmeans for: selectively rotating the threadedi tool iholders each: arranged.v to carry a tool, an internally threaded pinion engaging the threaded; portion of :its respective tool holder and arranged-when rotatd to feed 'orretract the tools in unison to simultaneously machinework piece,

a rotary drivei shaft-, drive gear -means between the drive shaft and the toolheadto=rotate' the latter, tool gear means journaled-axial-ly of the toolhead and arranged to 'meshwith said pinions to :move the tools relati-ve' tothe work piece when rotated at a speed-diiferent than thespeedof the tool head; means for selectively "rotating the tool gear means from the drive 'gear means or r the drive 1, shaft to produce arelativelyfaster and slower speedrespectivelyfor I moving the tools relative to the workpiece and controlmeans to' automatically actuate-said selector meansto change-theinwardfeed of thetools to a retracting movement and arrest the; retractingmovement aftera predeterminedtime. p I v 3. The structure -of claim 2 characterized in that said control means is manually adjustable when the machine is in motion to determine the position and length of-stroke of thetools relative to the work piece; Y

4. Ina machine-tool the combination of a 1'0- tary-tool head having arr-annular series of spaced threaded- -tool holders each "arranged to carrya tool, an internally threaded pinion engaging the threaded portion of its respective tool holder and arranged whenrotated to feed or retract the tools in unison to simultaneously machine a work piece, a drive for rotating the tool head, means operated by the drive to move the tools relative to the work piece, and manually adjustable automatic control means for determining the position and length of the stroke of the tools relative to the work piece in an operating cycle.

5. In a machine tool the combination of a rotary tool head having an annular series of spaced threaded tool holders each arranged to carry a tool, an internally threaded pinion engaging the threaded portion of its respective tool holder and arranged when rotated to feed or retract the tools in unison to simultaneously machine a work piece, a drive for rotating the tool'head, tool j cycle.

by the latter to automatically reverse the direc- .means, a nut threadably engaging the shaft,

. that the feeding and retracting motion and the 11 to idle the tools in: an operating tracting and 6. The structure of claim characterized in that the manually adjustable control means inmeans for rotating the nut from the tool head drive, and manually adjustable trip fingers on each side of the nut and arranged when engaged tion of motion and to idle the tools.

'7. The structure of claim 5 characterized in that the manually adjustable control means includes a threaded shaft driven by the tool drive '15 means for rotating the nut from the tool head drive, a three-way switch, a rod to actuate the switch, a pair of trip fingers adjustably secured to the rod and disposed on opposite sides of and in the path of the nut to actuate the switch, and means controlled by the switch to automatically reverse the direction'of motion and to idle the tools.

v8. The structure of claim 5 characterized in idling of the tools are performed and repeated automatically in progressive steps to complete operating cycles of the tools.

9. In a machine tool the combination of a rotary tool head having an annular series of spaced threaded tool holders each arranged to carry a tool, an internally threaded pinion engaging the threaded portion of its respective tool holder and arranged when rotated to feed or retract the tools in unison to simultaneously machine a work piece, a drive for rotating the tool head, tool drive means rotatably mounted relative to the tool head and arranged to engage said pinions to move the tools toward and away from the work piece when rotated at speeds different than the speed of the tool head and arranged to maintain the position of the tools when rotated in synchronlsm with the tool head, manually adjustable trip means to automatically select different operating speeds and synchronous speed for the tool drive means to feed and retract and to idle the tools for tool cutting strokes of predetermined position and length, and limit control means to change the tool feed movement to re- Number 12 tracting movement at the ultimate limit of the tool feed and to idle thetools at the ultimate limit of the tool retraction.

10. The structure of claim 9 characterized in that the trip means actuates the ultimate control means when the former is not fixed to produce a predetermined tool stroke.

11. In a machine tool the combination of a rotary tool head, a tool holder having a threaded section mounted in the head and retained against rotary movement of its axis, a tool socket in said holder, a nonrotary tool plug adapted to be secured in the socket at a fixed depth, a tool arranged to be adjustably mounted in the plug,

a pinion having a threaded bore to fit the thread section of the holder and retained against axial movement by the head, a gear rotatably mounted relative to the head to engage the pinion, and. positive drivemeans to rotate said gear to move the tool relative to a work piece.

.,'-12."I'he structure of claim 11 which also includes means for enclosing and sealing the tool holder.

13. The structure of claim 11 which also includes friction means engaging the pinion and prevents its rotation-to hold the tool against movement relative to the work piece when said positive drive means is not effective.

/ STEWART C. HIBBARD,

ROBERT L. HIBBARD, JR., HAYS M. JUNKIN,

Robert L. Hzbbard, Deceased.

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